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Recent Examples of boycott
Yenor has joined The Heritage Foundation, a strong influence in Republican politics — prompting at least one call for corporate donors to boycott the organization.
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Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Dec. 2025
Liman, meanwhile, at first planned to boycott the SXSW premiere but changed his mind.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
At the time, the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) organization urged Radiohead to boycott Israel over its conduct in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
The decision follows internal divisions among EBU members, with broadcasters from Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia threatening to boycott the event if Israel competes.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boycott
blackball
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By the time Childress was writing for Freedom, Paul Robeson was already an actor, athlete, and scholar blackballed by the U.S. government for his political views and Communist Party affiliations.—
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Last week, Google made sweepstakes ineligible for advertising certification, effectively blackballing them.—
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“Boycott.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boycott. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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